Fulani herdsmen abduct 8 farmers in Delta community Nigeria

 

8 people were kidnapped in early hours of Tuesday, April 26 by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Obiaruku community, in Delta state Nigeria. They were said to be working in a farmland in the community when the herdsmen stormed the farm at about 6am and seized them, reported the Nigerian
Vanguard. The victims, who were allegedly brutalized, were held hostage for several hours before they were later released.

The youth leader Mr Chika Uwabuofu, narrated to reporters that, the herdsmen had told their victims that they were being held hostage and manhandled because four of their cows were killed and butchered in the neighborhood. According to him, he said
“For some time now, Fulani herdsmen have been harassing our men and women in their farms, eating the   food in their barns and using their cows to destroy their crops.

Recall that recently some Fulani herdsmen attacked and killed scores of people in Abia state and this has since led to a public clamor for the federal government to quickly curb the menace before it leads to ethic crisis.